Rainbow Six Siege Esports World Cup 2026 MENA Qualifier: Everything you need to know about the last four remaining teams

As the Esports World Cup 2026 will be Rainbow Six Siege's next big international event, the majority of fans are already looking forward to know what teams will compete for glory in Paris, France, between August 4 and August 15, 2026.

At the time of writing, Team Secret, who won last year's edition, is the only confirmed team so far. Logically, in the next few weeks, more teams will qualify for the event. In total, 22 teams make the tournament.

While all eyes are set on the regional top flights, the next team to qualify for Rainbow Six Siege's Esports World Cup 2026 won't come from a big league. Instead, it will come from MENA's qualifier, which will conclude on Monday, June 29, 2026.

The Rainbow Six Siege Esports World Cup 2026 MENA Qualifier included 13 teams. Although the rosters primarily included players from the MENA region, we saw some highly-experienced players among the teams, including former G2 Esports and Geekay Esports player Lucas "Hungry" Reich, former Twisted Minds player and recent BLAST R6 Major Salt Lake City semifinalist Abdulrahman "Guardz" Alsaeedi, or former M80 player Adam "nudl" Hryceniak.

Here's a look at the four remaining teams, including information about their players as well as a look at how the bracket has shaped:

Al-Ula Club

Al-Ula Club are the favorites to represent MENA at the Rainbow Six Siege Esports World Cup 2026. The team's core, including Mohammed "cCrazy" Johani, Naif "mhagr" Baabdullah, and Khalid "Gwzh" Amiri finished in second place in the Saudi eLeague 2026 only behind Twisted Minds, after they suffered a hurtful 0-3 grand final defeat.

Heading to the qualifiers, Al-Ula Club signed Iraki player Yousif "Bazoka" Aljber as well as former Team Falcons player Hussein "Valantino" Shrara. The Lebanese player has already competed on the international stage, as he featured at the BLAST R6 Major Copenhagen and the Six Invitational 2024.

Al-Ula Club secured back-to-back 2-0 victories against Requiem and Expedition00. The latest was significantly the hardest opposition, as it included the previously mentioned Guardz as well as the former Geekay Esports players Ahmet "SRSLy" Hasan and Omar "Eaglx99" Al Dajani.

RAFHA eSports

RAFHA eSports will be Al-Ula Club's next opponent in the qualifier's Upper Bracket. They have made some appearances recently in Europe's Tier 2, recently competing in R6 Central Combine 2026. Unfortunately for them, they were knocked out in the group stage after only collecting one victory and seven defeats.

In the Saudi eLeague 2026, RAFHA eSports finished in 5th - 6th place after losing to Al-Ula Club. Therefore, Al-Ula Club are the big favorites to reach the qualifier's grand final later today.

RAFHA eSports' most notable players are the former The Vicious Esports players Mohammed "Jubz" Abboudi and Hamad "Sngl" Malki.

Turks LFO

Turks LFO is a well-experienced Tier 2 team in Europe's ecosystem. The team's core, including Emre "Bodolf" Kurt, Emre "Shoxl" Ağbulut, and Selim "SelimShaddy" Sönmez recently qualified for the Esports Nations Cup 2026 while representing Türkiye alongside their former teammate Efe "GutterO" Aras and the Team Falcons player Fatih "Solotov" Türker. It's also worth mentioning SelimShaddy's victory at the 1V1 NOW celebrated at the Six Invitational 2026.

Whilst they aren't the strongest team in Europe's Tier 2, Turks LFO experience and chemistry can be differential in a qualifier that mainly includes rosters that have just been put together.

Broskis

Last but not least, Broskis will play against Turks LFO for the second time in the qualifier; the first clash ended in a 2-1 victory for Broskis in the Upper Bracket Quarterfinals.

Broskis is coached by the former Into the Breach and DarkZero Esports head coach Ryan "KangruKenny" Morrow. It also includes the previously mentioned nudl.

The rest of players in the team are from the MENA region, including three Iraki players, as well as N7R from Jordan, and two players from Saudi Arabia. The former Al-Ula Club player Baraa "xRoyale" Al Harbi may be the most popular MENA player in the team, as he had previously represented Twisted Minds before the Saudi Arabian esports organization signed the former Team Falcons MENA lineup.

The next round of the qualifier will be played later today as Al-Ula Club will play against RAFHA eSports, and Turks LFO will clash against Broskis. The loser of the match between Al-Ula Club and RAFHA eSports will fall to the Lower Bracket and play against either Turks LFO or Broskis. Meanwhile, the winner will reach the qualifier's grand final, which will be played on Monday, June 29, 2026.

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